Dimensional Fund Advisors

Dimensional Fund Advisors Portfolio holdings

AUM $432B
1-Year Return 19.15%
 

Dimensional Fund Advisors (DFA), founded in 1981 by David Booth and Rex Sinquefield and headquartered in Austin, Texas, is an investment management firm renowned for its evidence-based, low-cost approach to investing, grounded in academic research from Nobel laureates like Eugene Fama and Kenneth French. Managing hundreds of billions in assets, DFA focuses on systematic, passive strategies that tilt toward factors like small-cap, value, and profitability stocks, primarily through mutual funds and institutional portfolios rather than retail brokerage services. The firm’s philosophy eschews market timing and stock picking, instead emphasizing diversification and efficient market exposure, often requiring investors to access its funds through approved financial advisors. With a global presence and a reputation for disciplined, data-driven investing, DFA has carved a unique niche in the industry, blending academic rigor with practical application.

This Quarter Return
+8.31%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$116B
AUM Growth
+$9.35B
Cap. Flow
+$2.08B
Cap. Flow %
1.8%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.5%
Holding
3,633
New
48
Increased
2,089
Reduced
1,196
Closed
50

Sector Composition

1 Financials 19.02%
2 Industrials 12.9%
3 Energy 11.13%
4 Technology 9.45%
5 Consumer Discretionary 8.78%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
SHEN icon
2076
Shenandoah Telecom
SHEN
$759M
$10.5M 0.01%
867,528
+22,726
+3% +$274K
CUTR
2077
DELISTED
Cutera, Inc.
CUTR
$10.4M 0.01%
1,173,486
-4,799
-0.4% -$42.7K
NRC icon
2078
National Research Corp
NRC
$374M
$10.4M 0.01%
552,344
-4,582
-0.8% -$86.3K
OB
2079
DELISTED
Onebeacon Insurance Group Ltd
OB
$10.4M 0.01%
702,503
+10,709
+2% +$158K
TKC icon
2080
Turkcell
TKC
$4.97B
$10.4M 0.01%
702,098
-15,265
-2% -$225K
LDR
2081
DELISTED
Landauer Inc
LDR
$10.3M 0.01%
201,699
-4,249
-2% -$218K
BIRT
2082
DELISTED
ACTUATE CORPORATION
BIRT
$10.3M 0.01%
1,405,320
+6,494
+0.5% +$47.7K
SRCI
2083
DELISTED
SRC Energy Inc
SRCI
$10.3M 0.01%
1,058,959
+430,352
+68% +$4.2M
DNKN
2084
DELISTED
Dunkin' Brands Group, Inc.
DNKN
$10.3M 0.01%
228,104
+634
+0.3% +$28.7K
CLH icon
2085
Clean Harbors
CLH
$12.6B
$10.3M 0.01%
175,953
+12,375
+8% +$726K
CMS icon
2086
CMS Energy
CMS
$21.4B
$10.3M 0.01%
392,036
+13,779
+4% +$363K
CULP icon
2087
Culp
CULP
$56.7M
$10.3M 0.01%
549,861
-824
-0.1% -$15.4K
FBP icon
2088
First Bancorp
FBP
$3.47B
$10.3M 0.01%
1,810,672
+596,263
+49% +$3.39M
HWKN icon
2089
Hawkins
HWKN
$3.64B
$10.3M 0.01%
543,890
+6,000
+1% +$113K
CPAY icon
2090
Corpay
CPAY
$21.5B
$10.3M 0.01%
93,089
+4,568
+5% +$503K
CITZ
2091
DELISTED
CFS BANCORP INC
CITZ
$10.2M 0.01%
924,713
XRTX
2092
DELISTED
XYRATEX LTD (BERMUDA)
XRTX
$10.2M 0.01%
919,146
+32,476
+4% +$361K
ENTR
2093
DELISTED
ENTROPIC COMMUNICATIONS INC COM STK (DE)
ENTR
$10.2M 0.01%
2,333,102
+295,363
+14% +$1.29M
TECUA
2094
DELISTED
TECUMSEH PRODUCTS CO CL-A
TECUA
$10.2M 0.01%
1,138,307
+7,457
+0.7% +$66.7K
HLF icon
2095
Herbalife
HLF
$958M
$10.2M 0.01%
291,918
+24,948
+9% +$870K
DALN icon
2096
DallasNews
DALN
$84.8M
$10.2M 0.01%
323,787
+2,470
+0.8% +$77.6K
BZH icon
2097
Beazer Homes USA
BZH
$782M
$10.2M 0.01%
564,100
-4,420
-0.8% -$79.6K
GAS
2098
DELISTED
AGL RESOURCES INC (HOLDING CO)
GAS
$10.2M 0.01%
220,586
+1,254
+0.6% +$57.7K
CHTR icon
2099
Charter Communications
CHTR
$35.6B
$10.1M 0.01%
75,162
+12,471
+20% +$1.68M
WSO icon
2100
Watsco
WSO
$15.7B
$10.1M 0.01%
107,409
-22,139
-17% -$2.09M